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Figure 4

From: Development of the excretory system in a polyplacophoran mollusc: stages in metanephridial system development

Figure 4

Stage of metanephridial system development in Lepidochitona corrugata with individual components differentiated (spm 7, surface renderings and interactive 3D model). A, B. Total specimen from dorsal and posterior (external surface transparent). C. Anlage of the metanephridial system and pericard/heart complex from anterior. D. Left nephridial components with external surface transparent and internal lumen from anterior. ahp, anlage of heart and pericardium; ak, anlage of the kidney; ams, anlage of the metanephridia and pericard/heart complex; arp, anlage of the renopericardial duct; ed, efferent nephroduct; le, left eye; lpn, left protonephridium; lrk, lumen of the renopericardial duct and kidney anlage; re, right eye; rpn, right protonephridium. The interactive 3D-model can be accessed by clicking onto Figure4 in Additional file1. Use interactive tools in Adobe Reader to rotate and zoom the image or highlight selected portions.

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Frontiers in Zoology

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